Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-22
WELL.rRAlNEp HORSES.
HOW to Inspire Colts with Confidence an
Respect for Man.

Respect Tor Man.
There should be no ''breaking'' in the
management of horses, unless the ami.
mails are so extremely vicious that they
must be reduced TO subsection by a
thorough d scipline and breaking down
of their spirit and will. Training bv
easy degrees from the early lie of the
colt and kind and winning treatment
will do all that is needed and will pre-.
serve the natural spirit and action OF
the horse, and at the same time make il
obed ent and anxious to do as the owner
desires. Kindness is never thrown away
upon sagac GUS animal like horse
A W hip is a dangerous thing in the
hands of any person who is not able to
control himself in spite of annoyanc
ana opposition. 1t is the means OF
spelling many horses and of arousing a
spirit of ill-temper and opposition in
them. No wonder, when we think OF
the unreasonable perversity, stubborn
ness, i'll nature and revengeful cru elty
so often inflicted upon Young horse
which has no idea whatever of what is
required of it, and is wholly confused
by the contradictory and unntel-
ligible orders shouted out to it in a
threatening and angry manner, and in
terspersed with spiteful lashes of cruel
whip. All this spoils the animal and
teaches him precisely what is not
wanted, and is m schievous which is
to oppose the will of his master.
1t takes time for a man to learn all
he should know and to be brought I'M
der the proper disc pline which makes
him useful member of society. How
much patience then should be exercised
in the training of a young horse, which
cannot be considered complete until he
is well advanced in years. 1t S only a
small part of the education of a horse
to teach him to submit to the control of
a halter, to wear harness, to draw
loads and exert all his strength patient
ly and quietly, to understand our Ian
guage and obey orders spoken. There
are many m stakes TO set right, and
tn ngs that are forgotten to be relearn-
ed, and the most important thing of all
is 10 remove from the memory of the
animal the m stakes of his owner, AMI
to unteach him what he should never
have learned. To remove from tn.
animal the in 'tinctive fear which often
leads it into mistakes or dangers is also
a part of its educat on which is only
slowly acquired because it is so often
neutraized by unforeseen acc dents or
unthought of C rcumstances.
Hence young horse is never sure,
and can never be DIR wen w th safety un-
less the eye and the hand of the owner
are always ready to take instant meas
tn hot tr
wrong at any moment on account OF
this imperfect and untinishe educat on
1t is for this reason Il at good Judgment,
ndness and tact are always needed IN
the management of young horses. Such
an animal is not much unlike young
man who for want of eXper ence VIII
make many stakes; until long train
ing makes him familiar with much O.
the common occurrences, of daily fe,
and ripens his judgment SO that he can
take advantage of circumstances or be
warned in time to guard himself against
dangers. No horse can be completely
ira ned and educated until 1t is nine or
ten years old. AT that age, if it has
been well used, it has learned to depend
wholly upon the masters Judgment and
control, and is not alarmed ut any thing
that may happen, if the voice of the
owner is heard and his hand is felt to
be still in control. A young horse
driven for the first time close
to locomotive, Kissing and snort
ing, and perhaps blowing the
whistle and dashng past the animal,
can scarcely be held by the utmost force
of the owner standing at h heal, but
may dash over h m and escape and
reak everyth ng to matchwood. But
an old horse VIII CHI has completed its
education and has learned to feel i'm
pliclt confidence N his driver will stand
wtho t any effort to break away, al
though every muscle may be trembling
with instructive dread of the unwonted
and terrible appar ton, and it will do
til w thout beng held. if the owner
VIII stand at its head and encourage it
with kind words and command to stand
still. This may be often seen, and i, IA
very usual thing with horses which
have been trained carefully by thought
full and judicious owners. Such Il horse
will stand with per ect gu etness if an
axle or wheel should break, or the
hrecehng should give way and car
riage should come into his hind quar-
tcrs going down hill, and will often do
this of h $ own accord, understanding
that it is the owners business to attend
to this and having learned that the
owner VIII set all this right if he will
only stand still.
There is great comfort in working or
driving II horse of this kind and it is
nothing more than the result of a rea-
sonabl3 and successful education COM
pleted by sufficient experience Tae
ira ming necessary is only the result of
a systematic coarse of treatment be-
ginning with the weaned colt The
young animal learns great deal by
gong with the dam in its regular work
in the field and on the road, and being
used, with it, in the stable, to the reen-
lar handling. Our colts have always
been used to regular brushing with
the dam, and TO 90 wherever she 90 S
about the farm. After having b en
weaned, we think it an excellent plan
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